Episode 98: Joys of winter at Wisley, perfect ponds and beautiful butterflies

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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We’re at Wisley to see some of the highlights of the garden in winter including an update on the Winter Walk, butterflies in the Glasshouse and Bernard Boardman gives his expert guide to building the perfect pond.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.0	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of.
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth.
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:42.5	Hello and welcome back to the Rural Horticultural Society's gardening podcast.
0:48.4	As regular listeners know, here at the RHS, we're passionate about gardens, gardening and all things green.
0:56.0	Each of our fortnightly podcast is packed with practical seasonal advice, features and interviews with people who share our passion for plants. So whether you're a gardening expert or horticultural novice, in our podcast there's something to interest everyone.
1:02.0	My name is Tony Dickerson and I'm one of the team of horticultural advisors based here at RHS Garden, Wisley and Surrey.
1:10.0	Coming up later on, wonderful watering holes for wildlife.
1:13.7	How to design the perfect pond for gardens, small and large.
1:17.6	But first, one of the big attractions for visitors at Wissley at this time of year
1:21.0	is the spectacular exhibit of butterflies in the glasshouse.
1:24.9	Hundreds of colourful exotic insects take to the air
1:27.4	and mingle with the tropical
1:28.7	plants and flowers to create a breathtaking display of natural beauty. We went to explore
1:33.9	the flora and fauna on display this year. My name is Greg Ombden. I'm a horticulturist
1:41.3	in the tropical section of the glasshouse. Between January and March we run our
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